SEJONG, July 14 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s minimum wage for next year has been set at 8,350 won (US$ 7.37) per hour, up 10.9 percent from this year, officials decided on Saturday.
The decision was made after the Minimum Wage Council — a panel comprised of representatives from labor, management and the general public — had a 19-hour meeting overnight to meet the deadline.
This is the first time in history that the country’s minimum wage will surpass the 8,000 won-mark. Monthly salary at the minimum wage — based on a 40-hour workweek — will be 1,745,150 won.
Among 27 members, nine representing the management community boycotted the meeting. Five members representing the labor community and nine members from the general public side attended the meeting to vote for the minimum wage for 2019.
With no management members at the table, minimum wage proposals from the labor side (8,680 won) and the general public group (8,350 won) were put up for a vote. The latter earned eight votes and was chosen as the minimum wage for 2019.
This year’s minimum wage stands at 7,530 won per hour, up 16.4 percent from a year ago, the biggest hike in nearly two decades. The minimum wage for next year increased by a smaller amount, and experts are speculating that the council is controlling the level of the hike following criticisms that small business owners are suffering from increased labor costs.
President Moon Jae-in has vowed to increase the threshold to 10,000 won by 2020 to achieve income-led growth. With the latest decision, however, it isn’t likely that this goal can be achieved in time. Assuming that increase rates will be the same for 2019 and 2020, at least a 15.2 percent hike was needed this time.
Both labor and business communities were not satisfied with the decision. The representatives for labor have demanded a 43 percent increase to 10,790 won, while those from the business side have called for a freeze.
Those from the labor side said the result didn’t give hope to low-wage workers, while people from business circles said wage hikes with two-digit increase rates for two consecutive years will further pressure small business owners.
The Ministry of Employment and Labor, which oversees the council, is set to formally announce the minimum wage for 2019 on Aug. 5, but there’s a 20-day objection period for both labor and management. Once it is approved by the labor minister, it will officially take effect from Jan. 1, 2019.
kdon@yna.co.kr
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new year 2015 may i know the start of enrollment bec.finish my contract here in saudi riyadh
continuous naman po schooling namin sa san fernando and lubao. usually mga feb po ang start.
magkano po un bayad sa skill test????
free po skills test
magkano po un bayad sa skill test???
sorry late reply pero wala po bayad yung skills test, mamamasahe lang kau papunta taguig
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is this offer still open? my boss would like to know the details of the qualifications you require and perks and salary the agent will receive (if possible)
hello po.my chance po ba na makasama na mga female applicants sa eps-topik next year?thank you po
poea po nagde-decide kung kasama na girls next year.
Ask ko lang po kung kailan ang start ng enrollment next year sa masantol pampanga? For eps-topik classes? To be specific sa masantol elem. school? Meron p po ba classes ng eps-topik for next year?
di pa po namin alam kung magkakaroon next year sa masantol kse kelangan makabuo po muna ng 1 class dun (at least 20 students) before mag-start.
althea taga masantol din po ako nag aantay din po ako!
NEXT YEAR PO PAG NAKARAMI NA NG ENROLLEES MAG-OOPEN KAMI SA MASANTOL.
Hi! Boys lang po,allowed na magwork??
SO FAR BOYS LANG. HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR MAY GIRLS NA. WAIT NATIN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT NG POEA SA WEBSITE NILA.
kaylan po ang start ng class sa san fernando for KLT and magkano? meron ba available sa sta ana? and kaylangan ba talaga may passport muna bago matake ang course? Thank you.
NEXT YEAR NA PO ANG NEXT BATCH OF CLASS SA SAN F’DO. NEXT YEAR FOR SURE MAGKAKAROON DIN SA STA. ANA, HINDI LANG KAMI SURE SA EXACT DATE, DEPENDE KSE KUNG KELAN ANG EXAM. MAS MGANDA TALAGA NA MAY PASSPORT NA KSE SA SURVEY PA LANG HINIHINGI NA PO YUNG PASSPORT NO.
sir wla pa din po ba balita kung kelan mag sstart sa masantol pampanga ?
WALA PA RIN PO E PERO HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR KAPAG NAKAIPON NA NG MARAMING STUDENTS DUN, MAG-OOPEN KAMI
ang skill test po ba ay para lang sa mga naka pasa na ng klt exam?
YES, ANG SKILLS TEST AY PARA LAMANG SA MGA NKAPASA
good day mayron pa po ba nakaschedule na exam for this year 2014?
LAST NA PO FOR THIS YEAR YUNG NOV. 16 NA EXAM
Hello po meron po ba kayo branch dito sa dau!! Magkano po ang enrollment fee ninyo!! Thank you
sa angeles branch na lang po namin kau mag-enroll, 3rd floor arrcage dc bldg. beside AUF sports and cultural center
Pede pa po bang mag enroll sa san fernando branch ngaun kahit nag start na sila??
mag enroll na lang po sila para sa next batch of class nila sa feb. 23
Hello po december po finish contract ko hir in abudabhi then ask ko lang po ung naganap na job fair sa Rob. Pamp ds last month … ahm ask ko lang if paano po ang rules ninyo ??.. thankz po !!
u may inquire po sa PESO sa munisipyo nyo. look for Ms. Jev or Sheila.
this year 2015 po kailan pu ba ang exam?
tentatively magkakaroon po raw this coming october
Wala po ba kayong school dito sa davao? Oh training center
sorry po wala kami sa davao
Hi po, mag inquire lng po ako kng may sked kau ng classes for this year (2015) sa Angeles Branch. Gsto po kc namin mag enroll. Thank u po 🙂
yes, june 8 po start sa angeles, just drop by our office there
Gooday po! Tanong ko lang po kung meron kayung branch dito sa cebu?
I’ll wait for ur reply..thanks.
sorry po. wala kami sa cebu
Good day!! Ask ko lang po kylan po pwede mag schooling yung girls? At pwede ba mag enrol sa Lubao? Thanks Po And God Bless.
pwede naman pong mag-enrol mga girls sa min kaya lang willing to wait dapat sila kung kelan merong uling exam for girls kse as of now wala pa.
kauuwi ko lang po galing riyadh tanung ko po sana kung kelan ang susunod na enrollment? dko po kz naabutan ang june class..willing po kz akong mag enroll.salamat po..
kung sa lubao branch po namin sila mag-aaral, ongoing na po enrollment namin doon. sa san fernando, mga first week of july po ang start ng enrollment.
mgkakaroon pu b ulit ng test ngaung 2015? ksma dn pu b mga girls?
wala pa po official announcement from poea
Good am. Pwede po bang mag apply sa korea ang may tattoo?
pwede po may tatoo
pwede po ba malaman exact address ng tutorial center,,sa dau or angeles pampanga.
sa angeles po 3rd floor arrcage dc bldg, mc arthur hi-way, tabi ng AUF Sports and Cultural Center
Pwede pa rin po bang mag enroll ngayon? Gusto ko po sanang mag enroll eh..
ongoing na po enrollment sa lubao, angeles and san fernando
Hello po.. just wanna ask.. kung pwede pa pong mag enroll?
ongoing na po enrollment sa lubao, angeles and san fernando
tanong ko lang po kelan ang enrollment for 2016?? at magkano po lht ng mgagastos? ilang weeks po ang tinatagal ng training?? tnx po
text 0922 368 6749 for the tuition fee details
mam my self study po sa jplc?mgkano po?salamat po.
GOOD Evening po…i am currently working for airline dito sa loob ng clark .i have basic knowledge or more about korean language po..but i want to study po kasi para ma kapagcommunicate ng deretso po using hangeul. And i want to take and exam din po para makapagwork po ako sa korea …how much po and pano po scheds nyo…thanks po
our next batch of class will be in our san fernando branch. we have 8am-12nn and 6-10pm class schedules there.
hello po ask ko lang po kung pwede papo mag enroll now
now here in angeles branch?
thank you
hello po ask ko lang po kung pwede papo mag enroll now angeles pampanga branch and mag kano po tuitionfee thank you po
meron na pu ba blita kung kylan ang nxt survey and test? slamat po
hi good day may sched na po ba ng class pag 2016 sa lubao branc?
possible pobang mag school ako via online and mag taketake ng exam? nasa saudi arabia po kasi ako.. salamat po.
pwede naman po self study
Hello..good day..paano po ba mka avail ako nitong EPS TOPIK..wla pa po akong expirience mg abroad..but im willing to…pls help me..tga bohol po ako..male 38
yung age limit po sa korea is 18-38 years old. pls check the poea website for further details.
Hi mam/sir gusto ko po sana magaral ng korean language magkano po kaya? If makapagaral po ba ko ng korean kau rin po ba maghahanap ng agency para samin ?thank you po
wala pong agency na nagpapadala ng tao sa korea. lahat dadaan direct sa poea
Ask ko lang po wla po ba kau sa pasig?
wala po kaming branch sa pasig
hello pwede po ba ako mag-exam ng KLT khit nasa qatar ako please advise thanks…
you have to be in the philippines during the exam date
Hi.. just wanna ask if on going pa ang enrollment now? Im planning to enroll. Thanks
we don’t know yet but we will post here or sa fb namin if ever meron na. for our fb, search jong phil csf
May i know if when will be the enroment gor korean language. Thank you
enrollment is now going on in our Lubao, San Fernando and Angeles branches
Do you have branch in dau mavalacat pampanga
sorry we dont have a branch in dau mabalacat. our nearest branch there is in angeles: 3rd floor Arrcage DC bldg. Mc Arthur Hi-way, beside AUF Sports & Cultural Center
pwede pobang mag enroll ang 40 years old?
pwede po kung ang purpose nyo lang is for learning the language. pero if u wish po na maka-work sa korea, di na po pwede. 18-38yrs old lang po
Kailan po enrollment sa San Fernando?
kailan po exam sa eps-topik?
wala pa pong post ang poea
Hi ask ko lang kailan po next enrollment niyo?
ongoing pa po ang enrollment sa amin. june 11 ang start ng class